Boulder County saw between 20 inches and two feet of snow in places, and forecasters say it is going to stick around on the ground for a while.
Boulder received a total of 20.7 inches of snow during the weekend snowstorm, according to local meteorologist Matt Kelsch, while meteorologist Greg Byrd said Longmont received 24.9 inches.
National Weather Service spotters reported 22.9 inches in Louisville, 23.6 in Lafayette, 22.5 in Broomfield, 36 east of Nederland and 28.6 in Ward.
Evan Direnzo with the National Weather Service said early in the storm there was a “southeast orientation to the low level flow that favored the northern foothills a little bit.”
After that, Direnzo said the areas that saw the most were simply a matter of where the bands of snow wound up, which explains how Boulder ended up with a lower snow total than many other Front Range spots.
“Sometimes it’s just a little bit of luck of the draw,” he said. “If you get a band, then you get heavier snow.”
Direnzo said the amount of snow was about what forecasters predicted, though it did start a little later on Saturday than originally anticipated.
“It was just a slow moving system, these things happen,” Direnzo said. “We were happy to get the intensity on its own really, really accurately, it was just a little bit slower to come in than we thought. It’s very hard to predict when certain things are going to happen.”
Some people may have also noted a line of dirt in the snow and that snow that did melt contained some dirt, which actually was swept up in the storm from Mexico.
Check it out! We received a few comments that people saw a brownish layer in the snow and we were able to capture a picture of it here at the office. This is actually a layer of dust transported from Mexico! @NWSAlbuquerque pointed it out on satellite last night. #COwx https://t.co/XOTm74f87c pic.twitter.com/c5rdlyMRiR
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) March 15, 2021
Direnzo said this is not unexpected given that the storm originated in the Gulf of Mexico, and that storms that travel through desert areas tend to pick up dirt along the way.
“It’s not kind of cool but not incredibly unusual,” he said.
While the sunshine returned Monday, much of the county spent the day digging back out of the storm.
The University of Colorado Boulder and most local government buildings were closed due to the weather, while Boulder Valley and St. Vrain Valley school districts went online.
Due to the amount and how heavy the snowfall was, Direnzo said it will not be melting anytime soon.
“It’s going to take longer than usual,” he said. “In the shade, it’s going to be weeks. In the sunny area, maybe a week. It’s going to take a while.”
Tuesday’s forecast calls for partly sunny skies with a high of 35 and an overnight low of 24, with a 50% chance of snow.
Wednesday’s forecast calls for partly sunny skies with a high of 40 and an overnight low of 24, with a 20% chance of snow.
Thursday’s forecast calls for sunny skies with a high of 47 and an overnight low of 27.
Friday’s forecast calls for sunny skies with a high of 53 and an overnight low of 32.
Five-day forecastCheck out what weather is in store for the Boulder County area hereNational Weather ServiceSee what the National Weather service is predicting here24-Hour satelliteWatch NOAA’s 24-hour satellite image hereReal-time conditionsSee what Boulder’s weather is like now at the National Center for Atmospheric Research here
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